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October 30, 2024 by David Norman

ZBR’s “better than Larry’s pencils” pencils + ZBR-themed Wax Vessel shirts are in the stores! The shirts come with stickers, with the pencils being included with every order placed as of now until we run out (we have about 300 of them). U.S.A. store homepage with said products linked to this text. Canada/International links embedded below.

Senza is next on November 1st at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST: 200 pink/blue/black merge, 150 pink, and 150 blue, all with etched b-side and 12-page lyric book. The digitals will release at midnight though so you can have a decent amount of time to froth at the mouth.

The Concealer double EP ‘Heartfelt Entries’ follows a week later on November 8th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. 100 tapes across a few variants including two different swirls, opaque red, transparent red, and light blue. Lead single “ableedingsky” was premiered on Everything Is Noise last week which you can jam below or click this text to go to the full premiere.

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ThE Canada store (aka this one) is doing 25% off until 11:59pm PST on October 31st!!! The promo code is “SENZA4EVER”. just input that shit during checkout. as of now you’ll get a free pencil, sticker, and a healthy stack of download codes. thanks for the support, yo.

Coma Regalia got the ZBR Roster Review series treatment by the one and only This Noise Is Ours. We still got a couple ‘Vau Faelgoh’ left! Click on this text or the pic above to go to the review, listen/buy from the embedded bandcamp link below.

Toilet OV Hell reviewed that fucking stellar .22LR debut EP that Tomb Tree released on cassette. We’ve only got a few left so jump on those before they gone! Click on the picture above or this text to go to the review list, buy/listen below.

Operation X-Ray premiered a brand new Fingerswoventogether song from the upcoming Tomb Tree cassette releasing mid-late November. They also played new Senza!

CHRW Chin Music played some Split Silk in their most recent radio show. Check it all out by clicking on this text. Release below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CLAIR VOYANCE = Get the eff on this already.

2024 - 04 - 16 /// Vow is out, Distro update + Crossed is next

April 16, 2024 by David Norman

Hey hey! Here’s a quick/updated weekly schedule for ya.

WEDNESDAY: Venus Twins news

THURSDAY: Venus Twins variants (probably helps you infer what news the day prior is)

FRIDAY: Crossed 12”EP releases / Distro update

SATURDAY: Entwife cd releases on Tomb Tree

Vow released today on Tomb Tree and it’s arguably the heaviest thing they’ve ever released, which is saying something cuz they released Orphaned! Wicked late 90s metallic hardcore meets 2000s metalcore with some death crossover. Stores are linked through the bandcamp below.

With such a stellar release, it only makes sense that people are giving the new self-titled .22LR reviews. Case in point (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). Tapes didn’t sell out immediately but they’ve been moving steadily since the release as people are catching on that this is one of the best EPs of 2024. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review, jam/buy below.

Widowdusk was reviewed by the always truthful Borderline Fuckup who gave this release an “underappreciated” tag which we agree with. Sure it got some hype, but jamming through that thing is heavenly. Tapes are arriving this week so we will have a ZBR Fest exclusive variant and likely release right before the fest. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy the digitals below.

Operation X-Ray slinging the good shit including Tomb Tree’s Lettingtheintrusivethoughtswin (which we’re almost sold out of, by the way) and a plethora of other heavenly jams.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HEAVENLY BLUE = Easily contender for album of the year. Ex-Youth Novel and hella homies <3 <3 <3

2024 - 04 - 05 /// Gxllium! promo pics

April 05, 2024 by David Norman

First and foremost, it’s Bandcamp Friday. Please consider supporting us so we can keep making records <3

.22LR released their self-titled debut earlier this week and it fucking rocks. Fans of Frail Body, Gil Cerrone, Youth Funeral, and Othiel should give this a whirl…I think you’ll dig it hard. Tapes linked to our stores directly through the Tomb Tree Bandcamp below :)

Terry Green premiered their new jam “Full Lip” from the upcoming ‘Provisional Living’ 12”LP. First album in a fucking decade and yes, it’s worth the wait. Even better than their debut!

Gxllium! promo pics have surfaced with the debut album releasing on ZBR this Monday April 8th at 9am EST / 11am CST / 12pm EST!!! Some very sick variants, not many made, as we’ll only have 70. Is that metal on the green tape, David? Why, yes. Yes it is. Bad-fucking-ass. CanaDave spoke with them a few weeks back which you can listen to below.

Hawak released some of the best screamo ever then called it a day. CanaDave finally got off his ass and did another Out Past the Rings, this time for ‘Nuoc’, arguably one of the best things we’ve ever released. Co-released with Left Hand Label, not Dog Knights. I got one copy in this store and one on Bandcamp!!!

Lower Automation was featured on Brooklyn Vegan’s “New Song Roundup”. The tapes arrived for this new EP yesterday so I’m already dipping away. Full release May 20th! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the article.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KOMAROV = New live video from our UK besties!

2024 - 04 - 01 /// .22LR releases tomorrow, jam a new track now

April 01, 2024 by David Norman

Oh it’s April…well guess what? I don’t do April Fools, so here’s the release schedule for April!

ZBR:
April 8th = GXLLIUM! 'Gxllium 1' cassette: Pressing out of 102, 42 REC swirl, 35 neon orange swirl, 20 green w/metal cover, and 5 test dips w/matching swirl case. For fans of Me And Him Call It Us and .gif from god.

April 20th = CROSSED 'Vida Quieta' 12"EP: 250 clear 12"s w/silkscreened b-side. For fans of Converge and Man Is The Most Dangerous Game.

April 29th = GOSSIP 'Coals of Juniper' 10"EP: Pressing of 250 10"s over two variants. For fans of Mahria and Old Soul.

TOMB TREE:
April 2nd = .22LR '.22lr' cassette EP: 74 tapes. For fans of Carrion Spring, Elle, and Wakhan Corridor

April 11th = LETTINGTHEINTRUSTIVETHOUGHTSWIN '' cassette EP. Very limited, just 27 tapes made! For fans of Serpent Column and Sawtooth Grin.

April 16th = VOW 'Demo' cassette EP: 4 songs on 70 tapes. For fans of Greedworm, (early) Left Behind, Pathos Departure, and Brothers.

April 26th = IN HER HEAD 'Doves' cassette EP: Cassette pressing of just 30 tapes. For fans of SeeYouSpaceCowboy and The Number Twelve Looks Like You.

May 3rd = COLACON 'Throes of Indignation' 12"LP: Pressing is a low 100 run on eco-mix 12"s. For fans of: From A Second Story Window and Malevich.

SOFTSEED MUSIC:
April 22nd = VENUS TWINS 'Raxis' 12"LP: Pressing /250 over two variants. For fans of: Lightning Bolt and Death From Above 1979.

.22LR releases tomorrow, with the final single streaming on Friday’s Operation X-Ray who also played a new Lower Automation jam as well as some Basque and Pettersson! The spread is above, just 74 tapes in total!

CanaDave interviewed a buncha winners from the first annual Screamo Awards. There’s also live videos, acceptance speeches, etc.

Burial Etiquette was interviewed via Idioteq.com and I gotta say, there’s no way we’ll have any 12”s left for the ZBR Fest at this rate, so if this incredible release is up your alley pick one up now or forever hold your peace! Click on the pic above or this text to read, buy one below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FRAIL BODY = This new record has been a long time comin’ and now it’s here and it’s fucking incredible.

2024 - 03 - 29 /// Herlovebeheadsdaisies and Missouri Executive Order 44 added!

March 29, 2024 by David Norman

Fest update! Onelinedrawing and Burial Etiquette will be unable to make it this year (mad bummer), but fret not because we’ve added Herlovebheadsdaisies (Sunday) and Missouri Executive Order 44 (Saturday)!!! Click on that pic above to get some tickets!

Just a heads up, there will be no Demersal pre-orders for Tomb Tree/ZBR, just like Crossed, we’ll wait until the release and we have them in hand. Demersal is set for May 10th, 2024.

The next Tomb Tree release is the stellar new screamo band .22LR who contains members of Low Before The Breeze, Less Dead, and Jornada Del Meurto (to name just a few) with a new song premiering over at Idioteq.com. Full release is April 2nd!!! Click on the pic above or this text to go there.

Lower Automation had that “Life Insurance” premiere at Ghost Cult Mag, with their new EP ‘Welcome To My Deathbed’ on May 20th, 2024. There’s more info in the post linked here by clicking on this text. Jam it below!

The first annual Screamo Awards goes live on the 30th of March! Interviews done by our very own CanaDave. Youtube link goes live when it says it does, but you can access the link below now so you can save it.

Basque had an excellent review from Cave Dweller Music, who really gets this Kitchener four-piece. The seven songs are truly something special and are not likenable (not a word, I know) to any other bands. Click on this text or the pic above to read it in full. Jam/buy our last copies below!

Widowdusk was played on the newest Operation X-Ray, for which there will likely be another new episode tonight so stay tuned!

Moshpit Nation’s Best of February includes Gxlllium!, Onewaymirror, and Volp among many others. Click on this text or the pic above to see a monstrous amount of killer releases.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MY HEART, YOUR HANDS = New rampagin’ from this band who is heavily influenced by Me And Him Call It Us.